As Gentoo becomes more popular, providing good, official information regarding
the project becomes more important. This GLEP attempts to present the need and
suggested logistics for handling a print Gentoo publication.

Premium Content is a buzzword that many companies, particular those strategized around
open source, are marketing. Providing premium content such as this to Gentoo users is another
way of adding value to the Gentoo brand and revenue to the project.

Formation of the Gentoo Publication Team. This is a small entity of developers (3) that
are responsible for the bi-monthly deployment of the publication. An example of some
suggested guidelines are as follows:

Each release will be 8 (eight) pages, front and back.

The publication will be shipped on the last day of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov

The deadline for article submission will be on the last day of the month prior
to the date of publication

The editorial team is responsible for the content and delivery schedule requirements
of the publication.

A billable amount for the publication must be decided upon. The billing will be handled
through the Gentoo Store.

The revenue generated by the publication will be divided up in a fair proportion to the following
groups:

The information contained within the print publication would become available to
all-users via the Gentoo webspace approximately 1 month after the shipment of the
publication. This allows all information to be freely shared with all users, keeping
in line with the spirit of Gentoo.